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May 7, 2021Seminarians want to be priests. But we must first grow in our appreciation of Christ’s priesthood.Read More -
April 30, 2021As its etymology indicates, seminary is a time for entering into the earth to encounter Christ.Read More -
April 23, 2021Where most people walk past a dirty alley between office buildings without a second glance, the photographer sees beautiful light beams pouring through the dusty haze.Read More -
April 16, 2021It was character, not momentary whim, that won the Battle of Gettysburg. The lesson applies to seminarians who visited the battlefield last Saturday.Read More -
April 8, 2021Completing a crossword requires conformity to the clues given by the puzzle-maker. It's a life lesson the world needs.Read More -
March 26, 2021Yesterday, the St. John Paul II Seminary choir completed a project that had been in the works for three years.Read More -
March 19, 2021The seminary's Self-Defense Club teaches men how to subdue a physical aggressor, but its lessons apply to a higher warfare.Read More -
March 12, 2021Cooperate with God's grace by hitting the practice courts of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—with even greater fervor.Read More -
February 25, 2021I received the call to the priesthood later in life, but I have never felt out of place among brothers with an incredible amount of depth, maturity, and warmth of heart.Read More -
February 19, 2021What I experience in this song is not quite a pain, but rather an ache of recognition, that ache of knowing my heart has been spoken for.Read More -
February 11, 2021As we watch the smoke disappear into the ceiling, our small and meager prayers are made sweet and presentable to God.Read More -
February 5, 2021In the words of St. Paul, we are "joint heirs with Christ." On this year's silent retreat I learned what that means.Read More -
December 12, 2020The King of the Universe lives two floors down from my bedroom. I can go talk to Him at any time, share with Him joys and sorrows, or simply be with Him.Read More -
December 4, 2020Meaning suddenly appears, and I wonder how I missed it for so long. The chaos becomes ordered, and the light shines in the darkness.Read More -
November 20, 2020As a seminary sacristan, I imagine serving the Lord as his friend.Read More -
November 13, 2020Loving one's neighbor is not a Christian extracurricular; it must be integrated with a sacramental life.Read More -
November 6, 2020It is not the memory itself which I desire, but the infinite beauty to which it points.Read More
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October 30, 2020The work we do Monday through Saturday is fulfilled in Sunday's worship, when we are reminded of the Third Commandment's purpose.Read More -
October 22, 2020St. John Paul II set no condition on his surrender, and there was no ceiling on his sanctity.Read More -
October 15, 2020From the time of torch-lit Masses in Roman catacombs, these candles have set aflame the hearts of the faithful.Read More
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